Lets put aside that Shero doesn't read this site and assume that he actually does. I don't think he's going to take any offense to anything you say about his decisions given your history of suggestions.

Pens4Life wrote:If Shero trades one of Despres,Morrow,Dumoulin or Harrington,HE IS AN IDIOT! sorry Ray,but that is true.

Sorry P4L, but that is not necessarily true at all.

I wouldn't trade Despres for anything less than a stud winger or a young but proven crease-clearing D. The ONLY reason I would trade Despres would be that we believe Letang can be re-signed and that we are SURE of Morrow. If we trade Despres, please let it be to the West so we don't have to watch him too often.....

Maata, Harrington and Poulliot are nowhere near sure things at their age.

joe icepick wrote:There is some talk of Columbus and the Pens making a trade as there were gm's and assitants at the game. Despres and Jack Johnson's names were mentioned. Not sure if I like a even up trade, I think we could more from the Blue Jackets.

joe icepick wrote:There is some talk of Columbus and the Pens making a trade as there were gm's and assitants at the game. Despres and Jack Johnson's names were mentioned. Not sure if I like a even up trade, I think we could more from the Blue Jackets.

Craig Patrick still lives in Pittsburgh. I don't believe a word of any trade rumor crap

Keikolainen was there as was his assitant Mcfarland.....

Maybe Jarmo Kekäläinen and co. was just around to see how the NHL and other teams looks like today. After all he has been away from the NHL for som years.

joe icepick wrote:There is some talk of Columbus and the Pens making a trade as there were gm's and assitants at the game. Despres and Jack Johnson's names were mentioned. Not sure if I like a even up trade, I think we could more from the Blue Jackets.

How about TK for Dorsett?

I saw Dorsett in Pittsburgh a few years back. He looks a little doughy at this point, and his skating was always suspect.

Pens4Life wrote:If Shero trades one of Despres,Morrow,Dumoulin or Harrington,HE IS AN IDIOT! sorry Ray,but that is true.

Sorry P4L, but that is not necessarily true at all.

I wouldn't trade Despres for anything less than a stud winger or a young but proven crease-clearing D. The ONLY reason I would trade Despres would be that we believe Letang can be re-signed and that we are SURE of Morrow. If we trade Despres, please let it be to the West so we don't have to watch him too often.....

Maata, Harrington and Poulliot are nowhere near sure things at their age.

Dumoullin is a nice player, but he is not a "no touch" guy.

I don't think any are untouchable, but isn't Dumoulin the closest thing to a shutdown -style guy in the system? I know Harrington had some of that in his game from what I've read, but he seems to be more in the middle of the spectrum. I'd hate the trade the only prospect of that type, when we have 3 or 4 D-men who are primarily puck-movers and more similar in style.